迫击炮打蚊子,小题大做 迫擊炮打蚊子,小題大做 迫擊炮打蚊子,小題大做

firing a mortar at a mosquito: making a big fuss over a small matter

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Said mockingly of someone who treats a minor problem as a major one. Close to 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'.
Simplified
迫击炮打蚊子,小题大做
Traditional (Taiwan)
迫擊炮打蚊子,小題大做
Pinyin
pǎijīpào dǎ wénzi, xiǎotídàzuò
Pinyin (Taiwan)
pòjípào dǎ wénzi, xiǎotídàzuò
Bopomofo
ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ,ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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